At over three times the median U.S. household income, this Democratic congressman thinks he and his fellow representatives deserve a raise.
Rep. Jim Moran (D., Va.) told CQ Roll Call members of Congress are “underpaid” and he plans to introduce an amendment to correct the injustice.“I understand that it’s widely felt that they underperform, but the fact is that this is the board of directors for the largest economic entity in the world,” he said.
While that claim is not technically true (the European Union is the largest economic entity in the world), let’s assume for a moment that being on the U.S. “board of directors” should warrant a raise for Congress.
Congressional salaries have been frozen since 2010, but regular members still pull in $174,000 per year – more than triple the 2013 median U.S. household income of $52,000. Leadership positions are compensated higher.
Additionally, the “board of directors” has not exactly been delivering for their “shareholders.” Unemployment remains a staggering 6.7 percent, and the labor participation rate hovers at historical lows.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
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PATHETIC LOSERS IN WASHINGTON. THE WHOLE DAMNED BUNCH.
Lets give them a raise one way ticket to the moon.
NO!
sure they cut your COLA forcing you to survive on pork & chicken. Is anybody out there suprised to see where that money is going?
if its a bad job why the hell did you run for it,, what a dum ass
Lol
NO
they are over payed for how much distress that they have put on us
they need a lower salery and pay there own expenses
what a dip $#%&!@*”pay them minimum wage